This is the third and final part of my article on a Box of Twenty Error Coins. Click here for Part One and Part Two of this article. A box of twenty coins is a concept where a collector keeps only their favorite 20 coins and sells the rest of their collection. It was not easy choosing my favorite 20 error coins. I kept switching some out for others; making the cut was hard. I decided to do this follow-up article on the next ten coins that were up for consideration. Some of the coins were not included because I already had a similar, but nicer, error type in the box. Many of the coins below I wanted to include, but there simply was not enough room for them. Each of the coins included in this third part of the article stand on their own and would be a nice addition to any error coin collector's box of twenty.

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1976 NGC MS64 Double Struck 2nd Off Center
Bicentennial Half Dollar Mint Error

I have always liked major errors on United States bicentennial coins. This is a very eye appealing double strike error on a bicentennial half dollar. The reverse of the coin is exceptional. This rare bicentennial half dollar error coin would have been included if I had not already had a 1976 half dollar error coin in my box of twenty.

PCGS MS66 Kennedy Half Dollar
Struck On A Nickel Planchet Mint Error

This one would have gone into the box of twenty if I did not have the Kennedy Half Dollar struck on a dime planchet in the box. This is a high grade example of a Kennedy Half dollar struck on a nickel planchet. It is perfectly centered with Kennedy's profile. This is a great coin to match up with my Kennedy struck on a dime planchet as both coins have strong and similar profiles.

PCGS MS65 Off Center On Straight End Clip
North Dakota Quarter Mint Error

This extremely rare error type would have gone into the box of twenty if I had not included the rare 2020 Weir Farm quarter with a similar error. The 2006 North Dakota quarter below has the collectable off center on straight clip error. This coin also exhibits some colorful toning which adds to the eye appeal of this cool error coin.

2007 D NGC MS62 Struck On
Elliptical Football Shaped Planchet
Utah Quarter Error

I have collected many elliptical clipped coin errors that are football shaped. To have one on a modern post 2001 statehood quart is extremely rare. The design of the 2007 Utah statehood quarter is really cool and the error emphases it. I like this coin so much that after I sold it a few year ago, I decide to buy it back.

ANACS MS63 Struck Thru Cloth
Jefferson Nickel Mint Error

I have always been fascinated with struck thru cloth error coins. I included an exception example of struck thru cloth error on a bicentennial half dollar in my box of twenty. This amazing example of a struck thru cloth on a Jefferson Nickel surely would have gone into my box if I had not already included a struck thru cloth error type.

2000 ANACS MS63 Triple Struck
Sacagawea Dollar Mint Error

Here is another remarkable coin that any error collector would love in their box of twenty. This triple struck 2000 Sacagawea Dollar has two full dates and fantastic eye appeal. The only reason this coin was not included is that I included a 2000 double struck double dated Sacagawea Dollar with superior grade and eye appeal.

1962 D PCGS Struck In Wire (Staple)
Lincoln Cent Mint Error

Another one of my favorite error types are coins with a struck in staple. The 1962 D cent below is a excellent example of a struck in staple error coin. The coin also exhibits colorful toning. This exceptional error was also struck on my birth year which is a subset of error coins that I collect. This super eye appealing error coin would have gone into the box of twenty if I had the room.

1976 NGC MS65 Cent Struck On Struck Dime
Double Denomination 11 Cent Mint Error

One of my very favorite error types are cents struck on struck dimes. Some call this error type an eleven cent piece. I have had over 20 different dated eleven cent pieces in my inventory over the years. Although this does not have a bicentennial design, this is in my subset of bicentennial dated error coins. The date of 1976 is one of the harder dates to find a double denomination error coin. Another coin I would love to include in the box of twenty if I had the room.

1976 PCGS MS64RB Nickel Struck on Struck Cent
Mint Error Double Denomination

Even rarer than the above eleven cent piece error is a six cent piece which is a nickel struck on a struck cent. This is another extremely rare coin for my bicentennial dated subset of error coins. Once again, there was not enough room to include this awesome coin in my box of twenty.

ANACS AU58 Struck Thru DUCT TAPE Wheat Cent

I have had and still have many major error coins that are struck thru cloth with a definite weave pattern. This coin has a smoothed over weave pattern that is different from the many examples of struck thru cloth errors that I have seen. This coin is in a ANACS holder. I would love to cross it over to either NGC or PCGS, but I would not be guaranteed the "Struck Thru Duct Tape" designation, so I will leave it in it's current holder. If I could cross this coin, it would probably go into the box of twenty, but for now it did not make the cut.